Thirty one letters, mostly incoming, and documents relating to Irmtraud Petersson’s PhD thesis on German images in Australian fiction. Correspondents include: Stephen Jeffries (Monash University), 3 letters; Dr John Fletcher (German Department, University of Sydney), 1 letter; Fred Dobberstein , 2 letters; Dirk Kruger (Letters are in German), 1 letter; Graeme Powell (Manuscripts Librarian, National Library of Australia), email trail; David Martin (13 letters, 2 postcards); Bruce Dawe (1 handwritten letter); and Walter Kaufmann.

This series includes: newspaper cuttings relating to Shirley Hazzard; manuscripts (handwritten and typescript) by John Beston, including the manuscript for 'Patrick White : The search for a life value'.

This series comprises seven publications by or relating to Patrick White that have been annotated by John Beston while undertaking his research. The publications are:
Marr, D. (1992). Patrick White : a life. Alfred A. Knopf.
Morley, P. A. (1972). The mystery of unity : theme and technique in the novels of Patrick White. University of Queensland Press.
White, P. (1967). Four plays. Sun Books.
White, P. (1961). Riders in the chariot. Eyre & Spottiswoode.
White, P. (1956). The tree of man. Eyre and Spottiswoode.
White, P. (1970). The vivisector. Viking Press. [Inserted: Typescript and handwritten page with title 'Keneally interview']
White. P. (1957). Voss. Viking Press. [Covers have come away]

Also includes original sheets showing plan of novel, with handwritten annotations and sketch map.

Note on title page: 'A Commonwealth Literary Fund lecture at Queensland University, 19th June, 1962.'